954 PTI protestors arrested but Bushra Bibi and Gandapur managed to escape arrest in law enforcers’ grand operation

MANSEHRA/ISLAMABAD, Nov 27 (SABAH): Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s wife Bushra Bibi and other party leaders reached Mansehra after security forces launched operation against protestors.

As per media reports, Gandapur, Bushra Bibi and Omar Ayub reached Mansehra.

Teams of Punjab police, Rangers and ATS commandoes launched a grand operation to disperse the PTI protesters from Blue Area and arrested 954 activists. But, Bushra Bibi and Gandapur managed to escape arrest. 

More than 1,500 law enforcers took part in the operation and used tear gas against the protesters to disperse them. They arrested activists amid reports of clashes. 

The forces personnel also fixed containers earlier removed by the PTI workers. The container, which was being used by the PTI leaders, reportedly caught a fire during the operation.

Earlier, the protesters, splintered into several groups, were present on various sites of the capital. 

Also, the police and PTI supporters clashed with each other. In view of this situation, security was upgraded in the area.